First Cambridge HR Conference Announced

Elconsulting and MSA Interactive are pleased to announce a unique Human Resources conference. The one-day event will be held on 20 September 2007 at Madgalene College, University of Cambridge. This conference will provide senior executives from London and East Anglia with valuable sessions on improving human capital strategy and maximising business profitability. The keynote speaker is MI5 Former Director Dame Stella Rimington DCB, a leading expert in leadership and change in organisational culture.

The Cambridge HR Summit will focus on the concept of learning and networking as natural partners. The conference features a series of workshops led by experts in a range of subjects, including employee law, 360 degree feedback, and managing diversity. Workshop leaders will pass on their years of experience working in world-class companies, and will be available for informal discussions with delegates between sessions.

Set in one of Cambridge’s oldest Colleges, the Cambridge HR Summit presents an exciting opportunity for delegates to learn and network with some of the country’s leading executive talent.

Places are limited to 150 delegates, and interested parties are encouraged to contact the organisers promptly on bookings@cambridgesummit.co.uk, or at el:consulting: cambridge Ltd (tel: 01223 422066) or MSA Interactive Ltd (tel: 01223 839476).

About MSA Interactive Ltd – www.msainteractive.com
MSA Interactive specialises in developing and supporting online performance tools for HR and Training Initiatives. The Cambridge-based company works in partnership with trainers and HR professionals, both consultants and in-house departments.

MSA provides a range of tools including 360° Feedback - as an off-the-shelf tool or a solution tailored to a client’s needs. The Diversity Culture Change Assessment is a transformational tool for organisations who want to ensure that their diversity strategies are competitive. Team Climate System is a powerful tool designed to help teams reach peak performance. The Personal Impact Assessment helps employees make the most of their innate strengths when interacting with clients. MSA works with blue chip organisations across a range of industries as well as smaller companies whose employees aspire to excellence.

About elconsulting Cambridge Ltd - www.elconsulting.co.uk

Elconsulting provides practical, focussed management development programmes with a measurable return on investment by connecting business strategy, skills development and scaffolding in all their programmes. The secret lies in the scaffolding. Managers need to know how to implement what they have learned, they need to use business processes to their advantage, to exploit their strengths and support their weaknesses.

Elconsulting has online performance tools to help identify development gaps and strengths, for example; individual 360 online reviews and a new Team 360, which assesses the impact of a senior team on other teams in the business. A Masterclass format is used to deliver punchy workshops for busy managers as well as full blown management qualifications. Elconsulting is an accredited centre for the Institute of Leadership and Management delivering leadership qualifications for team leaders up to senior managers.

Judith Elliott Chartered FCIPD (Managing Director) is the author of “Leadership Scaffolding” commissioned by the ILM.